Local & Area News

Apr 10, 2017 @ 05:37 Weather – Freezing rain mixed with ice pellets changing to snow near noon and ending in the afternoon then cloudy. Local snow and ice pellet amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 increasing to 40 gusting to 60 in the morning. High minus 1. There are freezing rain alerts still active for today. ...

Apr 10, 2017 @ 05:08 At 3:30 a.m. – Power restored to customers affected by the #outage in Goulais River area. If you are still without power call 1-844-901-9473 to report. Apr 9, 2017 @ 23:13 Update: Power #Outage in Goulais River area. Crews continue working. Estimated time of restoration 2:00AM. Apr 9, 2017 @ 22:02 At 9:30 p.m. Algoma Power is reporting a ...

Apr 10, 2017 @ 00:34 At 11:15 SSM Police Services advised the public that Great Northern Road is now open to traffic.  We ask that motorist use caution when travelling in this area as there is still a significant amount of fog and emergency workers are still on scene conducting their investigation. At this time one person has been transported ...

Apr 9, 2017 @ 19:39 3:51 PM EDT Sunday 09 April 2017 Special weather statement in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Blind River – Thessalon Espanola – Killarney Manitoulin Island Greater Sudbury and vicinity North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa West Nipissing – French River Periods of rain will be followed by freezing rain Monday night. ...

5:10 AM EDT Sunday 09 April 2017 Freezing rain warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Marathon – Schreiber Nipigon – Rossport Fraserdale – Pledger Lake Kapuskasing – Hearst – Smooth Rock Falls Little Abitibi – Kesagami Lake Moosonee Freezing rain is expected or occurring. Freezing rain is expected to begin late ...

Apr 9, 2017 @ 08:22 To all parents and teachers in Chapleau please speak to your children about staying away from the tracks. This evening at around 2100 I received a call advising me that several children(ages 11-14) were playing on the mainline from the station to the fuel stand and then across the yard towards the “big tank”. These ...

Apr 9, 2017 @ 07:32 Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this morning. High 12. Freezing Warning in effect.  

Apr 8, 2017 @ 08:47 Weather – Despite the frost this morning, today is going to be clear with a high of +12. Local – Don’t forget to go get a sub at Subway today. This is Subway Day! For every Foot Long purchased, Subway – Wawa will donate $2 to the LDHC Foundation, and for every 6″, $1 will ...

Apr 7, 2017 @ 21:39 Shareholder rights law firm Robbins Arroyo LLP announces that a shareholder derivative complaint was filed on behalf of Rentech, Inc. (NASDAQCM: RTK) in the Superior Court of The District of Columbia. The complaint is brought against certain officers and directors of the company for alleged breaches of fiduciary duties, gross mismanagement, abuse of control, unjust ...

Apr 7, 2017 @ 10:36 Weather – Sunny. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 8. Local – Youth interested in helping with the Wawa Yellow Fish Road™ program are reminded of their information session today at 3 p.m. at the Wawa EDC offices. The last free skate of the year is tonight at the MMCC from 7 – 9 p.m. ...

Apr 6, 2017 @ 08:40 Red Pine Exploration Inc. has received the final results for holes SD-17-50 to SD-17-52, which were drilled as part of its 6,000m winter drilling program along the Wawa Gold Corridor at the Company’s Wawa Gold Project. Drilling highlights include (see Table 1 and Figure 1 below): SD-17-50: Intersection of 5 stacked gold zones that include: 2.02 ...

Apr 6, 2017 @ 08:35 At 3:25 a.m. OPP released a Media Release: Hwy 11/17 east of Nipigon is now open. Cleanup crews may still be working in the area. Caution is advised when travelling in the area.   Apr 6, 2017 @ 00:25   Highway 17 (East of Nipigon) has been closed due to a vehicle fire. OPP advise that ...

Apr 6, 2017 @ 08:34 Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Clearing this afternoon. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 5. Local – The Men’s Curling Bonspiel is this weekend. This is the last event with ice in the MMCC. The ice will be removed from the MMCC after this weekend. Get your team ready for ...

Apr 6, 2017 @ 08:15     Les membres de l’équipe de hockey combinée représentant les écoles Saint-Joseph de Dubreuilville et de Wawa se sont déplacés à Sudbury le 20 mars dernier afin de participer au Tournoi des Étoiles de hockey, une compétition amicale offerte aux écoles francophones nord-ontariennes. Les Loups étaient prêts pour une semaine sportive très mouvementée et ...

Apr 6, 2017 @ 08:03 It isn’t new news; the Municipal Offices need extensive repairs, and much work to make them accessible to all residents of community – at a pretty large cost, estimated at well over $1 million to correct identified deficiencies such as mould abetment, asbestos abetment and work to both the interior and exterior, including a new HVAC ...